Chapter 53 Arriving in Changzhou

Early the next morning, Li Miao said goodbye to his grandmother and mother. This time, Patriarch Li personally sent them to the entrance of the village. It seems that he has a little more confidence in Li Miaozhong, a scholar. "Take the exam well and try to go home as a scholar. I have inquired about this memorial arch, and the county government funded its construction."

"Okay? As the clan leader, doesn't this put more pressure on the candidates?" Originally, the clan leader planned to build a children's memorial arch for Li Miao. Later, I asked the craftsman who built the archway to talk about it. He had never heard of this kind of archway, so the clan leader gave up.

Going to Changzhou with Li Miao were also the family of three shopkeeper Liu from the noodle shop in the town. Now the noodle shop in the town has been handed over to Shopkeeper Liu's nephew, Shopkeeper Xiao Liu. Shopkeeper Liu’s nephew, Shopkeeper Xiao, is two years older than Shopkeeper Liu. Due to the pressure of seniority, shopkeeper Xiao Liu could only call him "uncle".

Shopkeeper Liu had long known that he was going to Changzhou Prefecture to take over Lishui's first branch, so shopkeeper Liu had already taken over the noodle shop in the town for two or three months. But shopkeeper Liu didn't let go of the purchase channel until yesterday. I only worked as a hands-off shopkeeper for half a day. This time, shopkeeper Liu not only brought his wife, but also his twelve-year-old son, preparing to learn business from him.

Shopkeeper Liu's son is twelve years old and is said to have average academic qualifications. I have been attending private school for six years. I originally planned to become a child student the year after next and become a serious scholar at least, but this time none of the private schools in the town passed the exam. Although shopkeeper Liu has a small family background. It won't be a mess either.

So he discussed with Li Miao that he should take his son to Changzhou to study business. Of course Li Miao has no problem. There is no need to ask Li Miao for instructions. You, a big shopkeeper, need to ask for instructions when arranging an apprentice? Just a reminder to Li Miao, my son is studying business and may open a second branch in Changzhou Prefecture in a few years. Li Miaoxin said, if your son has the ability and you are watching over him, then he can open a branch.

Li Shui’s Changzhou Noodle House. Business is good. The monthly profit has stabilized at around 700 taels of silver. It's more than double the size of the town. In addition to the current facade of the noodle shop, Li Shui has already bought it. A total of three thousand five hundred taels of silver was spent. It was bought at a premium of five hundred taels.

There are five front rooms plus a backyard and eight auxiliary rooms with a small courtyard, but the landlord thinks business is going well. I want to take it back and continue to open a noodle shop. When you see the first branch making money, it's normal to be a little weird. Fortunately, Li Shui also put up a plaque. But if we open elsewhere, we will definitely lose some of our regular customers. Within two or three months, the business could not reach its current scale, so in the end, I bought the store for a premium of 500 taels of silver.

Shopkeeper Liu must be happy to come to Changzhoufu Noodle House. There is a lot of traffic here, and this noodle shop has been in business for a long time. The owner even bought the store. Coupled with his abilities, he is confident that he can earn more. Shopkeeper Liu is also a good hand in business and has good abilities.

So Li Miao handed over the noodle shop business to their uncle and nephew. His son only learned from him how to deal with others and how to treat others. The noodle shop business is mainly for grandmothers and mothers. For Li Miao. Still too small.

Came to the Changzhou No. 1 branch. This is the first time in this life for Li Miao to come to Changzhou. Even though it’s not dinner time yet. But there are still many customers in the store. This is the big pier, with a large flow of people coming and going.

Shopkeeper Liu is indeed a shrewd person, and he keeps observing before he even enters the store. Observing the location of the market entrance, passenger flow, etc., what else to say to his son, on-site teaching, this has not been handed over yet. Shopkeeper Liu first walked around the store, then went to the backyard to take a look, and then returned to Li Miao, waiting for the handover. To be honest, Li Miao also admires shopkeeper Liu's professionalism.